Crusher Technician / Mechanical Fitter

Adaptive Resourcing; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Site allowances

Overtime pay

Permanent role

Job summary

SJ Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Crusher Technician or Mechanical Fitter to join our Western Australian team. This permanent role is based in Baldivis with FIFO/DIDO travel to mining and quarrying operations across WA.

You will maintain crushers, perform alignments to tight tolerances, and contribute to safe, efficient plant operations. The role requires hands-on crusher experience, a mechanical trade qualification, and the ability to travel and work at multiple sites, including

Qualifications

• Five years' hands-on experience with jaw, cone or gyratory crushers in mining/quarrying or heavy-industrial settings.
• AQF Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade or equivalent.
• Experience with crusher maintenance, rebuilds and component change-outs.
• Experience using precision laser-alignment equipment achieving tolerances of ±0.02 mm.
• Current Australian driver’s licence and WA inductions.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, service and change out jaw, cone, gyratory and impact crushers.
• Perform planned and unplanned maintenance across WA mining/quarrying sites.
• Complete crusher shutdown scopes including component changes and relines.
• Conduct precision laser alignments to ±0.02 mm tolerances.
• Prepare written condition, alignment and safety reports.

Skills

Crusher maintenance

Laser alignment

Safety awareness

Field service

Education

AQF Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade

Tools

Laser alignment tools

Major crusher platforms (Metso/Sandvik/Outotec)

Job description

• Salary plus allowances
• FIFO and DIDO, travel to multiple sites
• Full time and permanent role

Crusher Technician - Mechanical Fitter

$79,423-$85,000 plus superannuation | Full-time | Baldivis base with FIFO and DIDO travel

SJ Eng Servs Pty Ltd, trading as SJ Engineering Services, is seeking an experienced Crusher Technician or Mechanical Fitter to join our Western Australian team.

This is a permanent, full-time position based from our Baldivis facility, with FIFO and DIDO travel to mining and quarrying operations throughout the Pilbara, Murchison, Goldfields and other regional areas of Western Australia.

You will take ownership of crusher maintenance and shutdown scopes in the field, working on jaw, cone, gyratory and impact crushers. The position includes installation, maintenance, component change-outs, fault diagnosis, precision alignment, condition assessment and technical reporting.

About SJ Engineering Services

SJ Engineering Services is a specialist rotating-equipment business supporting Western Australia's mining and quarrying sectors.

We deliver maintenance, repair, shutdown, commissioning and construction services across crushers, mills, pumps, screens, conveyors, drive systems and fixed-plant infrastructure.

Our operations are aligned with AS/NZS ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, supported by a strong, multi-year safety record.

Key responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Installing, maintaining, servicing and changing out jaw, cone, gyratory and impact crushers
• Completing planned, unplanned and shutdown maintenance across Western Australian mining and quarrying operations
• Undertaking crusher shutdown scopes including pitman change-outs, bowl-liner and mantle changes, concave relines, eccentric shaft and countershaft inspections, spider-bearing inspections and hydraulic and lubrication-system servicing
• Completing precision laser alignment of crusher drive trains, including motors, gearboxes and pinions, to tolerances of ±0.02 mm
• Recording baseline measurements, vibration data and load-test results following installation or maintenance
• Capturing pre- and post-maintenance condition information
• Preparing clear written condition reports, alignment reports and recommendations
• Developing and completing job safety analyses and other task-specific documentation
• Applying isolation and lockout/tagout procedures
• Working safely at heights, in confined spaces and around lifting and rigging activities
• Obtaining and complying with site permits, including hot-work, confined-space, lifting and isolation permits
• Liaising with site maintenance planners, shutdown coordinators, supervisors and OEM technical representatives
• Delivering work safely, on time and in accordance with the agreed technical scope

Qualifications and experience

To be considered for this position, you will need:

• At least five years' hands-on experience working with jaw, cone or gyratory crushers in a mining, quarrying or heavy-industrial environment
• An AQF Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, or an equivalent recognised mechanical-trade qualification
• Demonstrated experience completing crusher maintenance, rebuilds and component change-outs
• Experience using precision laser-alignment equipment and consistently achieving tolerances of ±0.02 mm or betterExperience working on major OEM crusher platforms such as Metso, Sandvik or Outotec
• A sound understanding of shutdown critical-path requirements
• Strong safety awareness and experience working under isolation and permit systems
• The ability to prepare accurate alignment, condition and job-safety documentation
• A current Australian driver's licence
• The ability to obtain and maintain relevant Western Australian mining inductions, including Standard 11 or an equivalent induction where required
• The ability to satisfy site-specific medical, drug and alcohol testing requirements
• The flexibility to travel to mine and quarry sites throughout Western Australia

Experience with equipment such as HP-series cone crushers, C-series jaw crushers or 60-89 gyratory crushers will be highly regarded.

Remuneration

The salary for this full-time position is $79,423-$85,000 per annum plus superannuation, depending on qualifications and experience.

Applicable site allowances and overtime will be paid in addition to the base salary.